Feed mechanism for sawing-machines.



G. A. ENSIGN. FEED MECHAMSM FOR sAwmG MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, I914.

Patented Nov. 9,1915.

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Application and May 7.

To all ci'w'm if may cancer/L:

Be it known that i, (leonoe A. EXSIGN, a citizen of the ifnited States, and a residena of Defiance, in the county of Defiance and State of Ohio, have invented a new and 1mproved Feed Mechanism for Sawing-Machines of which the following is a full dear, and exact descrii i-on.

The object of the invention is to pr vide anew and improved feed mechanism for sawing iachines. arranged to insure a nrac 'tically s1nooth. uninterrupted, steady -'d-, ing of the inzzteriai to the szivgnnd to alien of running the feed mechanism at a high rate of speed thus increasing the output of the sewing machine.

in order to accomplish the desired result. use is made of an endless feed chain. the links ofwhich are provided with gear h adapted to mesh with gear wheels of which one or both are driven.

A practical embodiment of the inr is represented in the accompanying ings forming a part of this speciiieatic which similar characters of reference in cate corresponding ports in ali the vie s Figure is a side elevation the feed mechanism as applied to a circular rip a flgi 2 is an en arged plan V1913 of :1 pt, t on the feed chain. one of the links o shown in section; Fig is an eniarged f elevation one of the links; and i'. a cros section of the same.

in Iced mechanisms for band saws circir r saws and similar sewing nine genernily constructed use is n heXa n iced rolls around which on iiin for feeding the sticks or other mood material to the In order to impart a trawling motion to chain with a View to puli the upper run of the chain over the table one or both of the feed rolls are dr ven but owing to the feet that the radial distant-e on the Flat su'iace of the hexagon olls less than the r distance at the. corners, a jerky motion is produced every time a corner of the hex-anon feed roll passes over the center oi in roil. in order to ()hl'C'CIHQ this diiiere in motion use is made of the improvepresentiy e mi in detail;

upper run ot' the endless feed chain A Loses over the table to carry the stock" Specification of Letters Patent 1 Patten-'Ifi K0 ii 1%}35.

Serial No. 836,955.

the stock pa sing under the rolls 1), D ar ranged in the front and rear oi the circular saw {Q to hold the stock down while being cut by the saw (f. The endle s feed chain A around gear wheels and E, of which trie gear wheel ii driven by a suithie gearing F oriren by pulley and belt, fr m a motor G, Other means may he enied for rotating one or both of the wi e I) and ii if desired, The links A forming the feed chain liar-e pivotally coniierted with each other hr pivots ii and the ugper surface oi each link A flat and preferably roo hcned so as to iriire a iirm grip on the stock fi-ti hy the feed chain to the saw (f. 'ine under side of each link A is provided with gnu teeth A adapted to mesh with the gear teeth of the feed gear wheels E and E. it being understood that the said teeth A are io-ated intermediate the pirotal ends of the link and the pivotal ends free of teeth so as to insure proper meshing of the teeth A with the teeth of the f ed gear wheels E and in. A shown in the wings, the adjacent teeth oi two adjacentiinks A ore spaced apart a distance corresponding to that between three of the teeth of either gear wheel E, ii to insure a proper meshing of the teeth A with the teeth of the wneels E and E at the time the link passes onto such gear wheel and ieaves the same.

It Wiil he noted that the terminal faces of the teeth A of each link are flush with the under side oi the link so that the teeth do n i iorzn undesirable projections while the opp run of the chain travels over the tahie the links rest firmly on the tahie duri the travel of the links orer the table so that the inateriai to he sawed is properly supnorted. It will further be noted that by toe arrangement desc ibed the pitch line of teeth A is located as near as possible to a straight line extending ough the girotai centers of the link, so that when the link passes around a gear wheel the jerky motion is reduced to a minimum As the feed wheel is eontinnaliy and uniformly drii n, it is evident that uniand steady tr ling motion is given i' ehein i thus insuring ie material to the saw at A ring the feed gear wheels E and E to rotate at a high rate of speed to increase the capacity of the sawing machine.

' ly reference to Fig. 1 itwill be seen that the feed gear wheels I) and IQ are arranged relatively to the upper face of the table B so that the links A. at the top of the said gear whet-ls are slightly inclined to compensate for wear and variations in the links.

As shown in Fig. 2,'eaeh link A is provided with a transverse here A" filled with cotton or other material saturated with oil or other lubricant. and from this bore A leads a feed channel A to the correspond ing' pi vet pin 11 llt; keep the latter properly lubricated. The outer ends of the here A and the channel A are closed-by suitable plugs or caps, as indicated in Fig. 2. The top of each link A is provided with a longitudinally extending groove A" for the points of the teeth of the saw (I to pass in (see Fig. 4), so that the saw makes a clean cut in the stock.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and Patent:

In combination, a table, revoluiole gear wheels journaled adjacent the ends of the said tahle,and an endless feed chain passing around the said gear Wheeis and having its upper run passing ove; the said table, the .said chain having links .pivotally connected with each other and having straight upper faces, the links bein provided with gear teeth at their underside the terminal faeesl of which are flush with the underside ofthe link, the said gear teeth being adapted desire to secure by Letters to mesh with the teeth of the said gear Wheels, the links uppermost on the said Wheels at a tiine being tive to the said table. 1 I

In testimony whereof. I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subseribin witnesses.

' G ORGE A.- ENSIGN. r

gear slightly inclined rela- Witnesses:

C. O. HOFFMAN, EON L. Swrrzmz. 

